Norfolk Family
History Society

Kirby Hall is the headquarters of the Norfolk Family History Society, situated in Norwich at 70 St. Giles Street, Norwich, NR2 1LS. 

Entry is FREE to the general public and is staffed by Volunteers who are happy to assist Visitors with their research.

The Resource Centre contains a large selection of genealogical resources for the family historian including genealogy books, directories, parish register transcripts, monumental inscriptions, family trees & pedigrees, village information and much more.

There are numerous books, periodicals and magazines films, fiche and CDs. 

It is well equipped with computers and offers free access to the Internet including the World wide records of Ancestry, The Genealogist, FindMyPast and our own Norfolk records on NORS.   A searchable database of most Norfolk Parish Register transcriptions and MIs is also held on computer.

Members and the public are reminded that the resources are for reference only and cannot be borrowed.



Some of the computers available at Kirby Hall
Computers are available for viewing digital records held at Kirby Hall
plus free access to
NORS, Ancestry, The Genealogist and Find My Past

Volunteers are happy to help
We are always glad to help


People researching records in NFHS Library
Many sources of information available